Jannik Sinner announced Tuesday that one of the best—and most mysterious—seasons in tennis history is over.
Sinner, when he played, reeled off a stellar 44-3 record this year, but hasn’t shown up on tour since winning Wimbledon in July. By winning percentage, at 93.6 pecent, it’s the fifth-best season in ATP history—and it’s over.
Not counting the 2020 pandemic stoppage, Sinner will have set the ATP record for longest time without playing a match on tour while holding the No. 1 ranking in ATP history…breaking a record he’d already set himself last year. Ironically, both absences began immediately after he’d just won a major.
What do we know? What don’t we know? What should we know?
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